Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors goes in for a layup against the Sacramento Kings on December 20, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Photo: VCG

Stephen Curry saved 15 of his game-high 30 points for the fourth quarter and Draymond Green recorded a triple-double Monday night as the short-handed Golden State Warriors outlasted the even more short-handed Sacramento Kings 113-98 in San Francisco.

With Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole in health and safety protocols and the Warriors still without Klay Thompson and James Wiseman, Golden State used a 29-19 fourth quarter to pull out a win in a game they trailed late in the third period.

Tyrese Haliburton had a team-high 24 points for the Kings, who were without six players - including ­De'Aaron Fox and Davion Mitchell - for COVID-19 reasons and Richaun Holmes due to an eye injury.

Returning from a five-game Eastern Conference trip, the Warriors led by as many as 15 points in the second and third quarters before the Kings rallied behind five Buddy Hield three-pointers to go up 79-77 with 1:34 remaining in the third period.

Gary Payton II contributed five points, including a three-point play, to a 7-0 Warriors run to end the period, and the hosts gradually pulled away over the final 12 minutes thanks to Curry.

The league's all-time three-point king finished 4-for-12 from beyond the arc but 9-for-15 from inside en route to his 11th 30-point game of the season. Golden State has gone 10-1 in those games.

Green put up 16 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple of the season and the second of his career against Sacramento.

Damion Lee chipped in with 18 points for the Warriors, who won for the 15th time in 17 home games. Payton and Otto Porter Jr added 12 points off the bench, while a third reserve, Andre Iguodala, scored 10.

Led by Lee's 7-for-8 success, the Warriors outshot the Kings 52.3 percent to 44.6 percent.

Haliburton completed a double-­double for the Kings, who were playing the second night of a back-to-back, with a game-high 11 assists.

All five Sacramento starters scored in double figures, with Harrison Barnes going for 19, Hield 18, Chimezie Metu 16 and Tristan Thompson 10 to complement Haliburton's 24. Thompson also found time for a team-high nine rebounds.

All of Hield's points came on 6-of-13 shooting from three-point range. ­Despite losing for the fifth time in their past seven games, the Kings outshot the Warriors 40.6 percent to 40.5 percent from beyond the arc.

At Memphis, Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seized command down the stretch and finished with 23 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead the Thunder over the host Grizzlies 102-99.

It was a measure of revenge for Oklahoma City. Memphis had beaten the Thunder by an NBA-record 73 points, 152-79, on the same court earlier this month.

French center Rudy Gobert scored 23 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to spark the Utah Jazz over the visiting Charlotte Hornets 112-102.

Gobert made a career-high 15 free throws in 16 trips to the line and matched a career best with his sixth game in one season of 20 or more rebounds.

At Los Angeles, San Antonio's Dejounte Murray unleashed another triple double with 24 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to spark the Spurs to a 116-92 victory over the host Clippers.

Austrian center Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio while Keldon Johnson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs.

Paul George scored a game-high 25 points for the Clippers.